FOC U025
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Cutaneous Issues in Pediatric Oncology

Learning Objectives:
Following this course, the attendee should be able to:

Recognize and manage acute and chronic GVHD in children after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Identify childhood cancer survivors at greatest risk for skin cancer.

Manage cutaneous toxicities of common chemotherapeutic agents in children.

Description:
This session will focus on pediatric oncology-related skin conditions that commonly present to our pediatric dermatology practice. Topics will include the identification and management of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease, proper skin cancer screening in childhood cancer survivors, and cutaneous toxicities of common and uncommon chemotherapeutic drugs used in pediatric oncology.